Unique Solarize Charlotte-Mecklenburg Campaign Offers Many Benefits
Published on September 04, 2025
Solarize Charlotte-Mecklenburg Continues to Offer Attractive Incentives to Add Solar and Battery Power Now
Although the time has passed for newly contracted solar energy systems to be fully installed by 2025, there are still multiple ways to maximize savings and reduce home energy costs through Solarize Charlotte-Mecklenburg before this fall’s enrollment deadline for the program.
Launched this summer by a local partnership consisting of the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, the Town of Davidson, and Centralina Regional Council, the limited-time campaign offers benefits uniquely geared to making renewable energy for homes, businesses and nonprofits more affordable locally.
Among the multiple reasons going solar via Solarize Charlotte-Mecklenburg can provide savings and resiliency:
- Group Discount of up to 20%: Group-purchasing discounts have already reached a new Second Tier of progressively lower pricing.
- Free and Trusted Evaluations: Those who sign up without obligation by Oct. 31 get a no-cost custom proposal as well as qualify for group discount pricing. All evaluations include projected bill savings over the next 25 years and financial analyses that include payback times and return on investment.
- System-Size Discounts: Additional discounts are available for larger system sizes of up to 30 cents per watt.
- Community Support: Via Solarize Charlotte-Mecklenburg, property owners are not “going it alone.” Campaign organizers bring over a decade of solar experience to help ensure projects meet expectations.
- Duke PowerPair Program: Offering up to $9,000 for qualifying solar and battery systems for a limited time. Additional incentives from Duke are also projected to be at capacity within the next 30 days.
- Duke Bridge Rate: A hybrid net metering rate plan will be available only through 2027.
Under the Solarize model, which has been successfully offered through governmental involvement in other North Carolina communities this decade, the more property owners who buy together, the greater the savings for everyone.
As a community-based group-purchasing program, Solarize Charlotte-Mecklenburg utilizes a “tiered” pricing structure. The more participants who buy a system, the lower the price for all. Those who act early may be eligible to receive a rebate from Renu Energy Solutions (the locally headquartered installer selected through vetting) at the end of the campaign. This structure makes the final price per watt the same for every buyer.
So far, more than 225 property owners have signed up to receive a solar energy system proposal through the campaign. Participants who signed contracts to make a purchase have already combined to buy 244.8 kW in system power, which equals 507,952 lbs. of CO2 avoided locally.
Batteries have also been added by many of these homeowners to complement their new systems. A total of 364.5 kWh in battery storage has been produced through the campaign.
The overall no-obligation signup deadline for Solarize Charlotte-Mecklenburg remains Oct. 31. Following this, the deadline for residential contracts to be signed is Dec. 31, 2025. (Property owners considering a system for their business or nonprofit organization through the program have later deadlines due to the time needed to consider a larger-scale system.)
Interested property owners should go to the program website to learn more about the campaign and enroll with no obligation. A schedule of informational sessions is also available on the website as well as community appearances scheduled by the campaign’s organizers.